The Boks doubled down on their "suffocation" game plan to win the second Test 27-9 last weekend after the Lions beat them at their own game 22-17 in the first. They kept an almost upright approach to Wyn Jones, attacking his carrying shoulder rather than going with the full force of their arms. Makazole Mapimpi scored the Springboks' first try in the second Test against the Lions. A cunning inside ball to Mapimpi from good first phase possession to Mapimpi could catch the Lions flat-footed. The Springboks should remember this move; Richie McCaw used it to give All Black a rare Ellis Park win over the Boks in 2015.

Source: News 24 August 03, 2021 15:11 UTC